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I'm not sure if the Expressionist can do this (mine's on loan). But if it
does, then
it has more outs than the Kenton. It may "split" the 8 outs into Note Off/On
and
other MIDI messages. The Pro-2000 has 2 dedicated CV outs (mapped to Notes)
and 6 "free" outs. The Expressionist has the advantage of up to 8 CV outs
AND
8 GATE outs, which the Pro-2000 can't do at all!

Paul S.

of course... the other option is simply to find three friends who like to
twiddle knobs. :)

On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Paul Schreiber wrote:

> I'm not sure if the Expressionist can do this (mine's on loan). But if it
> does, then
> it has more outs than the Kenton. It may "split" the 8 outs into Note Off/On
> and
> other MIDI messages. The Pro-2000 has 2 dedicated CV outs (mapped to Notes)
> and 6 "free" outs. The Expressionist has the advantage of up to 8 CV outs
> AND
> 8 GATE outs, which the Pro-2000 can't do at all!
> 
> Paul S.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

bleep.
out.

I cannot stress enough how much I rely on my pets for this. My first cat,
Hopey, was proficient at catching fuzzy balls and throwing them back to me,
so I taught her to roll coins. Now my bank requires that I write the account
number on the roll, and she can't really do that. But she was quite ready
for the modular. I now have three (of five) cats who will tweak on cue.

The dogs are pretty good too, though neither of them can last an entire
all-night session obviously, and it does ruin the flow to have to run them
downstairs for their, er, flow. You can imagine my terror when I discovered
(twice!) that they had turned on the oven in our absence. But I quickly
turned it into a positive (hey, a knob's a knob, right?) in the studio.

Obviously the biggest problem is deciding to use the cats OR the dogs. They
definitely don't play well together for the most part. One of the cats likes
the dogs (and they don't bother her), so she does well stretched atop the
two cases, batting knobs from above, while the dogs stand on their hind legs
and tweak with noses and paws from below.

None of the animals is MIDI-enabled.

David.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cap'n F.M. Bleep [mailto:bleep@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 4:57 PM
> To: motm@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [motm] MOTM/MIDI Part #2
> 
> 
> 
> of course... the other option is simply to find three friends 
> who like to
> twiddle knobs. :)
> 
> On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Paul Schreiber wrote:
> 
> > I'm not sure if the Expressionist can do this (mine's on 
> loan). But if it
> > does, then
> > it has more outs than the Kenton. It may "split" the 8 outs 
> into Note Off/On
> > and
> > other MIDI messages. The Pro-2000 has 2 dedicated CV outs 
> (mapped to Notes)
> > and 6 "free" outs. The Expressionist has the advantage of 
> up to 8 CV outs
> > AND
> > 8 GATE outs, which the Pro-2000 can't do at all!
> > 
> > Paul S.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> bleep.
> out.
> 
> 
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I want a Midi/CV converter with at least 4 voice polyphony,
all the modes of the old Emu / Oberheim circuit plus velocity
and aftertouch, and all that with dedicated front panel switches.
(instead of menues, obscure "learning modes" and whatever.)

Why does nobody build something like that ??

Other key assign modes like Unison/Share or the CS-synths'
algorithm would be nice, too. But the really crucial point
is immediate acess with dedicated switches, flicking a switch
to change from rotate to reassign during the performance, or
taking out 2 of 4 voices for a solo and switching them back
in in a second afterwards.

Will it ever happen ?  I *can* help myself with the original
Obie circuit, but unfortunately without velocity. Why is it
an either-or: (Modern controlles and shitty user interface)
XOR (good old fashioned switches and bad old fashioned
limitations) ??

Ha, I had to say this once. (First time this year at least.)
Why do the manufacturers not react ? Am I the only one who
wants that ??

I don't even need a box (and surely no 1/8" jacks), but *please*
make the ports available for dedicated switches.

Sorry for the crosspost to synth-diy. The midi interface topic
just came up on MOTM list, and I have not yet given up hope
to see it happen one day.

JH.